diff --git a/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.c b/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.c
index c54a994..4b1dd8e 100644
--- a/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.c
+++ b/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.c
@@ -831,6 +831,8 @@
   /* The other connection vars will be initialized after SYN ACK */
   tcp_connection_timers_init (tc);
   tc->mss = rmt->mss;
+  tc->next_node_index = rmt->next_node_index;
+  tc->next_node_opaque = rmt->next_node_opaque;
 
   TCP_EVT (TCP_EVT_OPEN, tc);
   tc->state = TCP_STATE_SYN_SENT;